RPAGF Chapter 135: Demolition Begins
Chapter 135: Demolition Begins
She happily told Erniu and Shen Ru the good news.
The three of them began to discuss the plan of building the house in detail, from the layout of the house to the choice of materials, leaving no detail untouched.
When the children heard that their mother was going to build a house in town, they were very happy. They whispered to each other in the yard, looking forward to what the new house would look like and imagining playing in the new yard in the future.
"Yueyue, then we can't play together anymore." Sisi said sadly.
"I don't know either." Yueyue and several other children suddenly fell silent. They longed for the new place, but were reluctant to leave their playmates.
"No, mom said that when she saves money in the future, she will buy a house in town and let us go to school together." Linlin said what she heard solemnly.
"Wow, that's great." Several children became excited again.
Su Panpan thought that she had to prepare meals for the next day, so she had to buy food in advance at the rented house. So she asked Erniu and Shen Ru to go to the town with her in the afternoon and stay there at night so that it would be more convenient for the next day. She asked Qin Youwen to take care of the child.
Erniu felt a little embarrassed when he heard that they were going to live together, but since Shen Ru didn't say anything, he didn't say anything either.
Su Panpan asked Erniu and Shen Ru to pack some clothes, quilts and other daily necessities and go to the town to buy them.
After Su Panpan packed some clothes, she also picked up a jar of hawthorn wine she brewed herself, a jar of pickled radish, and a bag of dried radish, dried vegetables, dried peas, and wild boar's trotters that she had previously cured. She also took some sausages and smoked bacon that she had dried herself, and a large jar of fermented tofu and loaded them onto the ox cart.
Erniu took out some of his thick clothes. "We should bring more thick clothes, the weather can change so quickly."
Shen Ru sorted some clean clothes and put them into another bag. "These clothes can be changed into if they get dirty while working," she said softly.
They neatly placed the packed quilts and clothes on the ox cart.
After saying goodbye to their families, the three of them set off.
In the afternoon, Su Panpan went to the market and bought several large quilts and cotton quilts, as well as various ingredients, including mutton, beef, pork, fish, duck, various vegetables, dried goods, oil, various seasonings, starch, rice, flour, more than 30 sets of bowls and chopsticks, more than 30 plates, large and small, several basins and buckets, as well as some oil lamps, washcloths, toiletries, etc.
When they arrived at the rented house, the three of them began to busily organize their newly purchased items.
Su Panpan carefully spread the newly bought quilt on the bed. It was thick, soft and warm.
At this time, the setting sun outside the window gradually sank to the west, and the afterglow sprinkled into the house through the window, dyeing the room with a warm orange-red color.
Erniu moved the ingredients to the kitchen one by one. He placed fresh pork, beef, fish, and duck next to the cutting board, and all kinds of vegetables were neatly stacked on the shelves.
Shen Ru took out everyone's clothes, folded them one by one, and put them in the closet.
There are four rooms in this house. Su Panpan arranged for Erniu to live in the room near the kitchen, while she and Shen Ru lived in the other room.
After sorting out the clothes, Shen Ru started to help clean up the kitchen and prepare all the meat dishes.
Erniu started moving firewood into the kitchen and started to make a fire.
Su Panpan prepared some dishes in advance so that the food could be served faster the next day.
She chopped the pork and lotus root, added salt, pepper, eggs, soy sauce, chopped green onions, minced ginger, and sesame oil and mixed them together.
Then apply cooking oil on your hands and roll the meat filling into even-sized balls.
Su Panpan poured a large amount of oil into the pot. When the oil was 60% hot, Su Panpan carefully put the meatballs into the pot and fried them.
The meatballs roll in the oil pan, emitting bursts of tempting aroma.
Erniu, who was burning the fire, couldn't help but sniff and said, "Wow, this smells so good."
Su Panpan flipped the meatballs and said, "Don't worry, it will be ready in a while."
Shen Ru looked at the meatballs in the pot, her eyes full of anticipation: "They smell delicious."
After a while, the lotus root meatballs were fried, golden in color and fragrant.
Su Panpan quickly took out the oil and drained it, then picked up a meatball and handed it to Erniu, then picked up another one and handed it to Shen Ru, "Here, try it."
Erniu couldn't wait to take a bite, "Hmm, it's delicious, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, it tastes amazing."
Shen Ru also nodded and praised: "It is indeed delicious, Panpan, your cooking skills are amazing."
Su Panpan looked at their satisfied expressions and picked up a meatball and started eating it.
Then, Su Panpan processed the fish pieces, coated them with seasoned flour, added some sesame seeds, and fried them in hot oil until golden and crispy.
Meanwhile, she began stewing braised beef shank and duck. After washing and blanching the beef shank and duck, she placed them in a pot, adding star anise, cinnamon, galangal, bay leaves, soy sauce, rock sugar, and other seasonings, and simmered them over low heat.
As time went by, the aroma of the stew filled the entire room.
Su Panpan soaked the beef shank and duck for half an hour, then took them out and set them aside to cool.
Two ducks and four beef shanks.
Su Panpan continued to braise some dried tofu, eggs and lotus roots.
Erniu and Shen Ru were watching from the side with their mouths watering.
A few people then processed the other vegetables, fruits and melons.
When everything was almost ready, I started to cook dinner for the three of us.
I stir-fried some vegetables, cut some beef shank, dried tofu, and a few lotus root meatballs, and poured some fermented tofu and chili oil into the dish.
Several people had a delicious meal and finished all the food.
The fried lotus root meatballs and braised vegetables were placed properly.
After a few people washed up, it was already very late. They talked about the next day's plans and fell asleep sleepily.
The next day, after having breakfast at a bun shop on the street, the three of them came to the house they had bought.
After a while, Old Zhang brought a few young men to Su Panpan's house in the town.
The young men were all in high spirits. Some carried pickaxes, some held wooden hammers, and a few pushed a tattered wooden cart, ready to transport the demolished waste.
Su Panpan exchanged a few words with Old Man Zhang, and then Old Man Zhang said goodbye and went back.
They first walked around the house, discussing where would be the best place to start.
One of the young men, dressed in black and looking experienced, pointed to one side of the house and said, "Let's start with the low wall here. Tear it down and clear out a piece of open space for subsequent operations."
Others nodded in agreement.
Then, the young man used a tool ladder to climb up the low wall. He stood on it carefully and gently knocked on the bricks on the wall with a pickaxe.
Each knock made a dull sound, and cracks gradually appeared on the bricks.